drax in # movies • 2 hours ago • 5 min readFilm Review: Queen Christina (1933)Today, when Netflix rapes history, many would be forgiven for thinking that it wasn’t always the case and that the past in the glorious...drax in # movies • 10 hours ago • 4 min readFilm Review: Zero for Conduct (Zero de conduite, 1933)Youth rebelling against adult authority is something traditionally associated with the Baby Boomer generation and the social unrest of the...drax in # movies • 17 hours ago • 5 min readFilm Review: 42nd Street (1933)Martin Scorsese said that there were three genres that represent specifically American contribution to world cinema – western, gangster...drax in # movies • 23 hours ago • 6 min readFilm Review: King Kong (1933)The most groundbreaking films in history of cinema belonged to science fiction and related genres. This isn’t surprising, since new and...drax in # movies • yesterday • 4 min readFilm Review: The Most Dangerous Game (1932)When Richard Connell published his short story The Most Dangerous Game in 1924, he probably would have never guessed that its "pulpish"...drax in # movies • 2 days ago • 4 min readFilm Review: The Blue Light (Das blaue Licht, 1932)Leni Riefenstahl is arguably the best known female director in the history of cinema, but she is also one of the most infamous. The latter...drax in # movies • 2 days ago • 5 min readFilm Review: Grand Hotel (1932)Filmmaking is a collective effort, but it’s difficult to notice that when watching Hollywood films, often built around one or two major...drax in # movies • 2 days ago • 6 min readFilm Review: Scarface (1932)Brian De Palma’s Scarface is one of the best known gangster films, nowadays known as a source of popular Internet memes. Apart from being a...drax in # movies • 2 days ago • 5 min readFilm Review: The Mummy (1932)In 1931 Universal Pictures produced two horror films - Dracula and Frankenstein - that would become one of the most iconic works of the...drax in # movies • 3 days ago • 5 min readFilm Review: Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)Sequels used to be made from the earliest days of Hollywood, including the era of Classic Hollywood. But, like now, they weren’t...drax in # movies • 3 days ago • 5 min readFilm Review: City Lights (1931)Greatness of the great men can be seen not only through their great deeds, but also through the adversity that they had to face while...drax in # movies • 3 days ago • 4 min readFilm Review: F.P.1 Doesn't Answer (F.P.1 antwortet nicht, 1932)What the world would look like if Second World War never happened? We’ll never know the answer, but some glimpses can be observed in the...drax in # movies • 3 days ago • 4 min readFilm Review: Mädchen in Uniform (Girl in Uniform, 1931)Weimar Germany was during its short and tumultuous life known as the place with an unusually relaxed and tolerant approach towards...drax in # movies • 3 days ago • 5 min readFilm Review: Frankenstein (1931)People tend to watch the past through rosy glasses, especially if the past lies far beyond the living memory. Cinephiles are no different,...drax in # movies • 4 days ago • 6 min readFilm Review: M (1931)Fritz Lang is one of the most influential film-makers of the 20th Century. This has a lot to do with his versatility and ability to exploit...drax in # movies • 4 days ago • 6 min readFilm Review: Dracula (1931)History of cinema is full of films that became important for being first at something while not being particularly good. The Jazz Singer,...drax in # movies • 4 days ago • 4 min readFilm Review: La Chienne (1931)Films on foreign markets are, as a rule, distributed under translated titles. When the title isn’t translated it is usually for a good...drax in # movies • 4 days ago • 6 min readFilm Review: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)1931 is considered to be among the best years for horror films. This reputation was built on Dracula and Frankenstein, two films that, each...drax in # movies • 5 days ago • 4 min readFilm Review: The Public Enemy (1931)Period between introduction of sound films in 1927 and enforcement of infamous MPAA Production Code in 1934 was the most exciting in...drax in # movies • 5 days ago • 4 min readFilm Review: Little Caesar (1931)According to Martin Scorsese, American cinema brought three of its very own genres to the world – western, musical and gangster film. The...
